Editing Folk memory (section)

{{Short description|Past events passed down orally}}
'''Folk memory''', also known as [[folklore]] or [[Mythology|myths]], refers to past events that have been [[Oral tradition|passed orally]] from generation to generation. The events described by the memories may date back hundreds, thousands, or even tens of thousands of years and often have a local significance. They may explain physical features in the local [[environment (biophysical)|environment]], provide reasons for [[cultural]] traditions or give [[etymologies]] for the names of local places.